Merritt Parmelee Allen (1892–1954)
Auteur de Johnny Reb
A propos de l'auteur
Séries
Œuvres de Merritt Parmelee Allen
The Mudhen acts naturally 1 exemplaire
Black rain 1 exemplaire
Drake's sword 1 exemplaire
Out of a clear sky 1 exemplaire
Raider's hoard 1 exemplaire
Wilderness diamonds 1 exemplaire
Joaquin Miller, Frontier Poet 1 exemplaire
Green cockade 1 exemplaire
Ghost of the Glimmerglass 1 exemplaire
The Complete Mudhen 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1892-07-02
- Date de décès
- 1954-12-26
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Bristol, Vermont, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Bristol, Vermont, USA
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 28
- Membres
- 229
- Popularité
- #98,340
- Évaluation
- 4.1
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 3
"The best story built on the romantic career of Jim Bridger that I have come across. Good history -- good biography -- good adventure. Merritt Parmelee Allen can be counted on for authentic background material; he has long been conversant with the sources of information on our early pioneer history, and this novel built around Bridger's entry into the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, the months of solitude when he learned to know the Yellowstone and the region he made his own, gives one a sense of the idealism that helped build the West. The title refers to a medal which Bridger wore and which stood as a symbol of luck in his western venture until -- through the almost unbelievable experience of an older trapper -- he realized that success came through the man and not the charm."… (plus d'informations)